Wheelie bins on way for Dudley homes
Thousands of homes across Dudley will begin receiving wheelie bins for household rubbish from July 1, it was announced today.
They are being rolled out to 40,000 households in some parts of the borough in the first phase of a £2.5 million project.
Residents will also receive two bags for paper, card, plastic bottles and cans following an expansion of the recycling services.
Council bosses today said that the some streets in parts of Quarry Bank, Netherton, Coseley, Kingswinford, Stourbridge and Halesowen would be among those receiving their wheelie bins from next month.
A second phase of deliveries is expected to take place later this year with the final phase being carried out by spring 2014.
Specialist computer software has been used to determined the most efficient routes, taking into account the recycling trial that has been taking place in some areas of the borough.
Once all of the phases have been completed residents will only have one collection day for both recycling and household waste. Some residents currently have up to three.
Households will use their blue bag for paper and card, green bag for plastic bottles and cans and their existing black box for glass bottles and jars.
Councillor Tracy Wood, cabinet member for environment and culture, said:"Dudley is a green borough and we want to do everything we can to help our residents to recycle more from their home.
"Dudley Council is delighted to be rolling out the new service as it will help us to make more efficient collections while collecting more for recycling.
"We pride ourselves on offering a quality service to our residents and I would like to thank residents for their patience while we make these important changes."
It comes after Dudley Council received a government grant of £1.8m to extend the borough's recycling schemes.
The cash will also be used to enable the council to continue emptying bins every week.
The council was one of 85 authorities around the country which have had their application for the cash approved by the Department for Communities and Local Government.
At the moment housholds are given bin liners for household waste and a box for recycling paper, glass and tins.
It is hoped the plan to introduce wheelie bins for household rubbish will save the council £250,000 a year currently spent on black bags.
